Patents by Inventor Nicholas Burtt Holmes

Nicholas Burtt Holmes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20190084196
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to articles for use in footwear and other applications, and associated systems and methods. Certain embodiments relate to methods for producing articles, such depositing a fiber onto a last to form non-woven materials. The fiber may be, for example, a pre-formed fiber, or a fiber that includes a reaction product of a composition extruded from one or more nozzles. In some embodiments, a method may comprise using one or more nozzles to deposit a fiber to form a non-woven material and to 3D-print one or more features onto the non-woven material. In some cases, articles may be formed that include fewer than five pieces of material. In some embodiments, an article may include a non-woven material that comprises thermoset fibers. In addition, some embodiments relate to lasts that may be suited to forming non-woven materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Voxel8, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Alexander Busbee, Nicholas Burtt Holmes